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Production of the 727 Three-crew cockpit. The Boeing 727 design was a compromise among United Airlines, American Airlines, and Eastern Air Lines; each of the three had developed requirements for a jet airliner to serve smaller cities with shorter runways and fewer passengers. [6]
Delayed giant. The long-awaited 777X, the world’s largest twin-engine jet, is expected to enter service in 2025, so this concept exists purely on paper for now.But Lufthansa, which will be among ...
[12] [13] Metalcraft-owned SyberJet plans to restart production in 2019. [8] Metalcraft Technologies was the aft fuselage supplier for the aircraft and its parent MTI made the acquisition in 2011. [14] The five incomplete jets acquired from Emivest will be offered as SJ30is, an upgraded SJ30-2 certificated in 2005 with four in service.
Several features, from its cabin and interior design to its landing gear and structure, can be traced back to the Phenom 100. The prototype Phenom 300 conducted its maiden flight on 29 April 2008, type certification was received on 3 December 2009, permitting its entry into service that same month. In 2013, the Phenom 300 was the most delivered ...
The Challenger stand-up, flat floor cabin The Challenger (here a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-144) has a swept wing, a T-tail and two aft-mounted turbofans. The Challenger is a twin-engined business jet, described by Flight International as being a "miniaturised twinjet airliner in every respect". [3]
After the 2013 bankruptcy of Hawker Beechcraft, the surviving company, Beechcraft, discontinued its business jet range, including the 800 series, although the designs are still supported for parts. By 2018, a 1980s-era 700s was priced for less than $500,000, a 1995 800A at $1.02 million and a 2012 900XP at $6 million.
The Bombardier Challenger 800, originally known as the Challenger SE, is the largest super-midsize business jet that was built by Bombardier Aerospace. It is based on Bombardier's 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 LR. The Challenger 850 is the updated version, produced from 2006 to 2012. [2]
By then, most critical design decisions were taken and almost all suppliers had been selected. [4] In January 1995, the definition phase was winding down before detailed design. [8] By June 1995, the backlog was over 40 aircraft, sold out until 2000, leading to Bombardier to expand its early production plans.